Show i H A STORM OF SNOW LmES William W Ferguson Loses His Life in Provo Canyon WAS CRUSHED TO DEATH The Body Recovered by a Rescuing Res-cuing Party Ee Was the Toll Gate Keeper in the CanyonA Big Slide at Park City Crashes Into the Boiler Room of I the Silver King Hoisting Works 1 Burying Two Men Who Are I Taken Out AliveIn Colorado Special to The Herald Provo Feb 19The people of Provo were startled this morning by a report from Provo canyon of a huge snowslide S which ha covered the house and store of William Ferguson whose place is located at the toll gate about 1 miles up the canyon L Almost within an hour after the re I j port was given out about 500 men were Ion i I-on their way to the scene of the disaster dis-aster prepared to dig out the victim i being supposed that there were two or three persons In the buildings This afternoon the dead body of W W Ferguson was found in his house under the mountain of snow which covered It After penetrating in the snowslide to the depth of about 50 feet the house was reached and < found to be mashed to the ground Ferguson was In his bed and across his head and breast were beams from the top of the wel I building crushinr him in a most frightful manner The many who volunteered their I p services continued their search forj other bodies up to a late hour but none were discovered I Ferguson lived alone in this place In the canyon but had frequent visits I from those who reside along the river known He was and the respected last toll gate keeper well I |